Taipei Story
Genres
Overview
A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
120 min
Release Date
1985-05-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
115
Vote Average
7.5
Chin Tsai
Chin
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Lung
Wu Nien-jen
Chen
Lin Hsiu-Ling
A-Ling
Su-Yun Ko
Gwan
Ko I-chen
Mr. Ke
Fan Mei
Chin's Mother
Wu Ping-nan
Chin's Father
Yang Li-Yin
Qin
Grace Chen Shu-Fang
Mrs. Mei
Lai Te-Nan
Coach
Peng Sun
De-ming Lyu
Nai-Chu Ting
Shu-yao Yang
Cynthia Khan
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